The Last West

The Last West

8th Grade

55 Qs

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The Last West

The Last West

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History

8th Grade

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Easy

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.7.10, RL.8.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a frontier?

a place where people settled
A painting that shows the view of the outdoors
an edge where people settled
any of the shapes that make up the earth's surface

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad started in California and built the railroad east to Promontory Point, Utah, where it was connected with the railroad built from the east by the Union Pacific Railroad. What was the ethnicity of the majority of the workers who built the Central Pacific Railroad?

Chinese

Mexican

French

German

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the railroad expansion?

more people moved out west
new and larger markets meant goods were bought and sold
native americans were given jobs
extra land was sold at low prices

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did supporters of the Dawes Act of 1887 expect it to affect Native Americans?

by relocating Native American tribes further west
by assimilating Native Americans to white culture
by strengthening tribal identities among Native Americans
by recognizing equal rights of citizenship for Native Americans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?

It increased the need for laborers in urban areas. 
It limited the need for foreign immigrants.
It encouraged westward expansion. 
It altered the economy in southern rural areas. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A Milestone in U.S. Transportation

• Completed in 1869

• Shortened travel between San Francisco and New York to a week

• Resulted in the rapid depletion of American buffalo herds

What milestone in U.S. transportation history is described in this list?

the Erie Canal

the Pony Express

the Cumberland Road

the Transcontinental Railroad

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Homestead Act (1862) attempted to promote development of western lands by doing what?

creating a system of dams for crop irrigation
providing free land to settlers
removing all restrictions on immigration
placing Native American Indians on reservations

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